We are concluding the year 2023 with another emergency meeting of the Security Council in response to the massive strikes currently being carried out by Russia on several major Ukrainian cities. We would note, once again, that the Charter of United Nations is being trampled upon by one of the Counci…
I would like to thank Mr. Ebo for his briefing.
Last Wednesday, when we met to discuss the humanitarian situation in Ukraine (see S/PV.9494), Russia complained that the Council was holding too many meetings on that issue. Russia’s call for an eleventh meeting on the subject of arms transfers theref…
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and reiterate that she has France’s full support.
I would like to make three points.
First, the international community must continue to support the Democratic Republic of the Congo in organizing elections. France notes the …
I welcome the Secretary-General to the Council today and reiterate France’s full support for his efforts. It is his duty to warn us so that together we can fulfil our collective responsibility to maintain international peace and security. He has clearly stated that the humanitarian situation on the …
France is extremely concerned about the humanitarian tragedy happening in Gaza. The Secretary-General sounded the alarm, and he was right. That is why France voted in favour of draft resolution S/2023/970 and why we are pleading for a new, immediate and lasting humanitarian truce that can lead to a …
Transnational organized crime is a growing threat to our societies, to public order in our States and to international peace and security. It is spreading across all continents, weakening the governance and stability of States and fuelling conflicts.
The profits from illegal trafficking also fuel t…
I thank Mr. Jenča and Mr. Rajasingham for their briefings.
Russia is continuing the war of aggression it launched against Ukraine on 24 February 2022. The population is facing a second winter of war — a second winter in which Russia continues to bomb the country’s critical infrastructure in defianc…
Let me begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, as you assume the presidency of the Security Council for the month of December.
I would first like to recall that France unequivocally supports the lifting of the embargo on weapons and military equipment destined for the Somali authorities. We com…
I thank the Secretary-General and Mr. Wennesland for their briefings.
France once again commends the United Nations, the staff of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and all humanitarian actors, who carry out remarkable work, for their commitme…
I thank Ms. Rochdi and Ms. Wosornu for their briefings.
I would like to underscore three points.
First, the consequences of the crisis in Gaza continue to pose the risk of a regional spillover. France is committed to preventing the spread of the conflict. Stakeholders in the region must show respo…
I would like to thank Mr. Khiari for his briefing.
On 21 November, after two unsuccessful attempts in May and August, North Korea announced that it had placed a military reconnaissance satellite in orbit, making it clear that North Korea continues to act in violation of its international obligation…
I thank Ms. Bahous, Ms. Russell and Ms. Kanem for their briefings, and I would like to reiterate to them that France fully supports UN-Women, UNICEF and the United Nations Population Fund in their efforts to help the people of Gaza.
France welcomes the agreement reached in the past few hours, which…
I thank Mr. Jenča and Mr. Hollingworth for their briefings.
I would like to highlight two points.
First of all, France continues to condemn the illegal war of aggression led by Russia against Ukraine. Since 24 February 2022, the Ukrainian people have defended themselves with courage, despite suffe…
I thank the Secretary-General for his briefing. I also thank Ms. Rousseff and Mr. Sachs for their participation.
I would like to emphasize three points.
First, an observation: faced with the scale of international tensions, we need to review our methods of action. In order to genuinely create cond…
I would like to thank Ms. Brands Kehris for her briefing.
Russia is once again using the Security Council as an instrument to carry out a disinformation campaign. However, it will not succeed in diverting attention from the illegal war of aggression it is waging against Ukraine, nor cause us to for…
In a turbulent international context, it remains our responsibility to continue to build the conditions for peace in the service of the objectives pursued by the United Nations. That is why we need Security Council reform. It is time to give the new impetus to that imperative. The Secretary-General …
France thanks Malta for preparing resolution 2712 (2023). We welcome the fact that the Council has been able to speak with one voice for the first time since the barbaric terrorist attacks on Israel by Hamas and other terrorist groups on 7 October. France voted in favour of the resolution, which cal…
I would like to thank Mr. Lacroix and the heads of the police components for their briefings.
I would like to highlight three points.
First, the United Nations police (UNPOL) has a particular responsibility in the implementation of mandates. Acting in a highly coordinated manner, UNPOL operates at…
I thank Mr. Grandi for his briefing today and for his outstanding work at the helm of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
We are living in dark days. Following the attack on 7 October, we have been witnessing a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, where aid is only…
I thank Mr. Rajasingham for his intervention.
The toll of the war of aggression launched by Russia against Ukraine continues to rise. Just last Wednesday, as Russia carried out an attack in western Ukraine, in the Khmelnytskyi region, its strikes destroyed dozens of homes, dozens of schools and oth…
